愛豆

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	bean; sacrificial vessel
trad. (愛豆)		愛	豆
simp. (爱豆)		爱	豆

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English idol, possibly via Japanese and Korean.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àidòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄉㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ dau^6-2
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ain³ dao⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àidòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄉㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àidòu
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-tou⁴
    • Yale: ài-dòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aydow
    • Palladius: айдоу (ajdou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ dau^6-2
    • Yale: oi dáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ dau^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ deo^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ain³ dao⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: àiⁿ tāu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau¹¹/

Noun

愛豆

1. (neologism, slang) idol (young manufactured stars)

Synonyms

• 偶像 (ǒuxiàng)

See also

• 愛抖露／爱抖露 (àidǒulù)